Koray Avcı (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1 January 1990 Ankara, Turkey |
| Genres | Pop, folk, Sufi |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Clarinet, guitar |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | DSM |
| Website | korayavci |
Koray Avcı (born 1 January 1990) is a Turkish singer.
Life and career[edit]
Koray Avcı was born in Ankara to a family that were originally from Tercan.[1] His father died in 2021 from heart and kidney failure.[2][3]
In 2008, he was enrolled in Muğla University School of Arts and Sciences to study physics. In 2010 and while still studying in Muğla, he took part in Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye, where he famously imitated Volkan Konak and got to the second round.[3] Upon his graduation in 2012, he returned to Ankara and started performing music on the streets.[4] In the same year, he rose to prominence after a video of him singing at a metro station was shared on the social media.[3] He released his first studio album Aşk İle in 2015, which topped the sales charts in Turkey. Its lead single "Sen" garnered over 200 million views on YouTube. The album consisted of a number of new songs as well as covers.[5] The album's success led to the release of other studio albums in the following years, including Sonra Dersin Ki in 2016, Senin İçin Değer in 2018, and Seni Çok Özlüyorum in 2020.[3]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aşk İle | Dokuz Sekiz Müzik |
| 2016 | Sonra Dersin Ki | |
| 2018 | Senin İçin Değer | |
| 2020 | Seni Çok Özlüyorum | Koray Avcı |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Hoş Geldin" | Dokuz Sekiz Müzik |
| 2019 | "Kim Bilir" | |
| "Yuh Yuh" | ||
| 2021 | "Sarhoş Gibiyim" | |
| 2022 | "Yeter" | Koray Avcı |
| 2022 | "Masum Değiliz" |
As featured artist[edit]
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Bizim Sokaklar" | Unutulmayan Şarkılar | Poll Production |
| 2017 | "Dargın Mahkum" | Mahzuni'ye Saygı | Arda Müzik |
| 2018 | "Ummadığım Anda" | Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları | Özdemir Müzik |
| "Erkekler de Yanar" | Ve Nazan Öncel Şarkıları | Doğan Music Company |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Sen" | Aşk İle | Hasan Kuyucu |
| 2016 | "Hoş Geldin" | Non-album single | |
| "Dertliyim Bu Gece" | Aşk İle | ||
| "Aşk Sana Benzer" | Sonra Dersin Ki | ||
| "Yanımda Sen Olmayınca" | |||
| 2017 | "Yakarım Geceleri" | İmre Haydaroğlu | |
| "Hangimiz Sevmedik" | |||
| "Diz Dize" | |||
| "Unutamam Seni" | |||
| 2018 | "Pirlere Niyaz Ederiz" | Aşk İle | |
| "Senin İçin Değer" | Senin İçin Değer | Kemal Başbuğ | |
| "Adaletin Bu mu Dünya" | İmre Haydaroğlu | ||
| "Ben Ne Biçim Serseriyim" | |||
| "Yine Aylardan Kasım" | Korhan Bozkurt | ||
| 2019 | "Kim Bilir" | Non-album single | Hasan Kuyucu |
| "Yuh Yuh" | İmre Haydaroğlu | ||
| 2020 | "Gidiyorum" | Seni Çok Özlüyorum | |
| 2021 | "Sarhoş Gibiyim" | Non-album single | Said Dağdeviren, İdil Dizdar |
References[edit]
- ^ "Koray Avcı (müzisyen) Biyografisi". biyografi.info. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Şarkıcı Koray Avcı'nın babası Veysel Medet Avcı son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". NTV. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Koray Avcı kimdir, kaç yaşında? Koray Avcı'nın babası neden öldü?". TRT. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Koray Avcı sevenlerini ağırladı". CNN Türk. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Koray Avcı kimdir, kaç yaşında? Koray Avcı nereli?". 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- Koray Avcı on Instagram
- Koray Avcı discography at Discogs
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